1961 will be remembered by many as a 12 months which one news story dominated the headlines - the derailment of a train in the city centre which claimed the life of a man and left three others injured. The photo is one of 15 charting the year in the life of Leeds and its residents. The focus moves away from the city centre with memories from others suburbs including Hunslet, Burley and Seacroft also featured. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
14. Leeds city centre
The Yorkshire Evening Post Ballroom dancing contest pictured in September 1961. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Calverley
March 1961 and these three storey Georgian houses, more than 200 years old, at Calverley Parish Church corner, were unfit for human habitation because of disrepair and could not be repaired at reasonable cost, claimed Harry Foster, Pudsey's Chief Public Health Inspector, in a report to the Borough Council. | YPN Photo: YPN